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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, OCTOBER 24 1904.

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The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, MONDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1904.

THE CIGAR TRADE.

Public interest in the Philippines has been largely focussed during the past few days upon the article which recently appeared in our columns announcing the opening of a cigar factory in Hongkong. The decision of "La Estrella Preciosa" to transfer their Far East business from Manila to this Colony in order to avoid difficulties in buying and exporting (such as numerous transportation charges, Customs formalities, and other duties, not forgetting exchange formalities) has evoked considerabic com-

ment in the Cablenews and seems to have brought home to the notice of the manufacturers in the American possessions the importance of not despising the Hong kong and China trade. According to figures just published by the bureau of insular affairs at Washington, last year this Colony and the British East Indies bought more than one half of the total export of cigars from the Philippines and, as the Manila journal points out, while a large part of this was doubtless

would be better off in that respect. As is nemlly known, observes the Cablenetes, the scale of wages which prevails in Hong kong is much lower than that which obtains in the Philippines, and as in the making of | cigars the element of labour, cuts quite a substantial figure in the balance of profit and loss, it would seem that there at least the Hongkong factory would have some advantage. Vice-Governor Ide thought that there was little to fear from Hongkong, as there was absolutely no duty on the exporta tion of cigars and cigarettes. The tobacco would have to come from the Philippines, and the money for its purchase would have to go to the grower. He alluded to the fact that it would certainly cost less to ship tobacco directly from Aparri, the centre of the lobacco-growing industry, to Hongkong, than to ship it to Manila, and pay for the transhipment which must take place in the process of manufacture before the cigars can be exported by the factory. Another point is that the Hongkong factory is not as large an affair at present as the old factories of Manila, and that, he thought, did not argue that in time the Hongkong factory would not affect the Manila trade to any degree. If the advantage is ever so 'slight in favour of ha concluded, Hongkong, the capital and the brains can soon be found for the new enterprise. We are, at present, unable to state the amount of capital which has been put into the new factory; but taking all things into account there is reason for believing that the advantages are, so far, in favour of this Colony, not the least im portant being the proximity of Hongkong to China and the fact of its being the greatest distributing centre in the East. A bold bid is to be made for the trade with China and steps have already been taken to ensure this end, but what effect the removal of the factory to these shores will have upon the Manila market remains to be seen. the commercial concerns of the Philippine's capital suffer to any appreciable extent it is evident that steps will be taken to remove some of the burdens with which they are

Should

ACCORDING to returns published on the toh int there are now more than 3,850 Russion prisoners of war, including 88 officere, in japán, of these, 88 officers and 1,405 men are at Matsuyama, 896 mon at Himeji, 350 at Marugama, 109 at Fukuchiyama and 30 (be longing to Awrit) in the Sasebo hospital.

THE following is the return of visitors to the City Hall Library and Museum for the week ending 23rd October, 1904 :--

Library Museum Non-Chinese..

... 335 Chinese: 86. 1,871

Total..... 361 1,984

business in London.

ADMIRAL BAYLIS

ENTERTAINS THE. GOVERNOR,

To-night the Montealm, flagship of Vice- Admiral Charles Bayle, commander-in-chief of

the French squadron in these waters, will be

en fate, the occasion being a dinner party given

Nathan, R., KCMG, and to other high to H. E the Governor, Major Sir Matthew

officials of the Colony, Admiral Bayle leaves to-morrow for Macao and Canton, where be will remain for about a week, and after one week's further sojourn in these waters proceeds to Tonkin for the winter,

Y, M. CA, OUTING PARTY

The first "walk" of the season in connec-

holders in Mrs. S. C. Farnham, Boyd andtion with the above took place on Saturday An extraordinary general meeting of share- Comps, Limited, was held at the efices, afternoon, and, considering the overcast sky Shangbai, on Wednesday, to confirm the and the other attractions offering, was well resolutions passed at the previous meeting, attended-about 20 turning up. The launch These motions were confirmed, and the Chair. left. Blake Pier at 2 pm. for Tsin Wan where man announced that Mr. J. R. Twentyman left the party landed, whereupon, skirting the cas for England on the 8th inst. to arrange the tera slopes of Tai Mo Shan, through pleasant valleys, with beautiful scenery on every hand, and a quantity, of pine apple, cultivation that has wonderfully increased of late, they reached the waterfall with accompanying sandal-wood which was the objective of the afternoon's mill, which marks the entrance to the gorge,

walk. This is a very fine piece of scenery and one which is not as well known to the average Hongkongite as it should be. The bed of the stream is chiselled through rock to a depth of

a

SOME time ago we reported a case in which was exposed the latest wily trick of Chinese similar story was told to Mr. Gomperts. The "doctors" in the Colony. This morning a

modus operandi of these medicos is to send touts into the streets, to look for likely victims, whom they get to go to their principals. The latter informs them they are ill, and says "for fee he will cure them. In this case $30 was handed over, after which the doctor took a needle and pushed it up to the eye in the patients threat, telling him to keep it there for a few hours, and then return with more money to complete cure. Objection was taken to the pain secure the medicine necessary to effect a

caused and, running out, the complainant informed the police, and the defendant doctor was arrested and for his operations he was placed before Mr. Kemp' this morning. The case was remanded until to-morrow.

THE name of Sister M. Gonzaga in the last list of registered pharmacists of Ahio, published by curiosity of some readers. Sister Gonzaga was the American Druggist, may have excited the

registered from Lakewood, and, so far as known, is the second Sister of Charity in the

world to take the course of pharmacy success.

for transhipment, a considerable quantity at present encumbered in the way of high fully. In fact, there are not very many women

about 50 feet or more and on a clear day the

TELEGRAMS.

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

SERVICE

BALTIC FLEET

SINKS NORTH SEA TRAWLER,

TWO KILLED ¦ `MANY INJURED.

ADMIRALTY TAKE ACTION,

(From Our Own Correspondent,

LONDON, 24th Octobor,

2.40 0.m

The Russian Baltic Fleet has fired

shrapnel within the British fishing area in the North Sea, by which a trawler was sunk and another is reported to be missing.

Two men were killed, and many injured.

The British Admiralty is now conforring with the survivors of the trawling fleet.

Publio indignation has been arous od by the incident to a an inordinate

water shows up clear as crystal. As the road is followed the banks which surmount the gorge itself rise precipitously to hundreds of degree.

feet above the water in its narrow channel

and Lion Rock at various points, also at "the below. Fine views were had of Tai Mo Shan

camp" where refreshments were partaken of in a way that shewed that appetites wero not left

behind. The Shatin valley and the north side of the Kowloon bills cannot be seen to much better advantage than from this resting place, and the camera fiends present felt ugly with

the approaching darkness. The retuin down the water-shed into the bed of the new Kow.

road in the dark, but the best of good humour loon Reservoir was made along an old Chinese.

prevailed and the roughness of the road was

token very lightly. As soon, however, as the new Tai Po Road was seached this trouble, and the occasional blind falling into a disused

was, in all probability, used here and in duties which have not helped to encourage pharmacists in the business. For five years paddy field, was at an ead, and the blessings

other Eastern cities. Summing up the prospects of the new concern, the Cable news thinks the advantages of the Hong- kong factory over the Manila factory are The tobacco is bought

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LOCAL AND GENERAL.

at some place, probably on the planta Tag Viceroy of Canton is now in Kweilin.. tion, and shipped from the nearest port- paying little or no tax on the raw material, and only direct transportation charges. On the other hand, the journal points out that the Manila factory has to take its tobacco to that part, pay high inter-island freight charges, pay high wages, pay duty on the wood imported for the boxes, then pay the

THE English mail of the 24th September was delivered in London on the aand inst.

A CHEE & CO., when the finished

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DEALERS.

DRAWING-ROOM,

DINING-ROOM,

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FURNITURE.

ELECTRO-PLATED,

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CHINA WARES. PASTEUR'S MICROBE-PROOF

FILTERS,

ROCHESTER LAMPS,

WHITE TURKISH TOWELS,

COUNTERPANES.

COOKING RANGES,

KITCHEN UTENSILS, and

revenue tax and in many other ways is com- pelled to face formidable expenses; so that when the finished product is turned out the cost is bound to exceed that at which the same cigar can be produced in Hongkong under the plan pursued by the new factory. Apart from the advantages of Hongkong being a free port there is the question of cheap labour and freight charges besides

the evasion of the inland revenue tax. A remedy is suggested in Manila in the shape of an export tax on the leaf tobacco which it is thought would very soon bring about a

change and put a stop to a possible exodus

The sale of Japanese curious at Lammert's will take place on Thursday next, instead of on Wednesday,

mail despatched from London on the 3rd

September via New York was received here yesterday per s.s. Korea.

MEMBERS of the Kowloon Cricket Club should note that a meeting will be held at the Sea. men's Institute, on Wednesday next at 9 p.m.

THERE were many visitors to Stonecutter's Camp yesterday afternoon and evening about 300, ali told, sitting down to dinner in the

evening.

Sister Gonzaga has laboured in ber leisure hours to complete her work in this branch of study She attended lectures and did much practical work and experimenting to make herself perfect. As a result, her papers were given a very high grade by the State board. Sister Gonzaga will make use of her knowledge of pharmacy for the good of the hospital where she has laboured so long and earnestly, and it goes without say. ing she will be much more useful to that

ability to perform duties of a higher character, institution than she has been, because of her

MR. W. R. D. Beckett, II.B.M. Consul at

Bangkok, who has for some time been acting as Charge d'Affaires here, has been given the local rank of First Secretary of Legation in the Diplomatic service. The news has given gene- ral satisfaction, says the Bangkok Times, both on Mr. Beckett's account, and because it is, hoped the precedent will be followed later on. It will certainly be an advantage to have more

than one member of the Diplomatic service attached to the Legation in Bangkok. This local rank is also conferred on the Chinese Secretary of the British Legation at Peking and on the Japanese Secretary of the British The Japanese prisoners who were recently at Legation at Tokyo, who are both of the Con- Perm are returning to Vladivostock. An exsular service. But the rule is that they are first change of prisoners is reported to have been appointed Second Secretary of Legation, and Mr. Beckett is specially to be congratulated on his having been given the rank of First Secre- tary at once. Mr. Beckett has been in the Con sular service in Siam since 1886, and was pro moted to be Consul in January 1897. ··

arranged.

FULL reports of the annual meeting of the Shanghai St. Andrew's Society appear in the Shanghai papers Members of the Press were admitted.

Ar the bonbardment of Port Arthur on the 11th inst. several searchlight stations of the enemy were destroyed and there are now only two searchlights at Laotlehshan.

of cigar factories and a shifting of the centre of the tobacco industry from that to this port. Collector Hord, who was interviewed on the matter, gave it as his opinion that the new factory, being a small affair, could in no way affect the Manila cigar trade, and that the advantages were in favour of the Philippine port from several standpoints. In the first place, he said that it would take the Hongkong factory two years to turn out as ACCORDING to San Francisco exchanges the many cigars as such a factory as the Tabacalera turned out in two months. It could not have the advantage of buying in smaller quantities as the tobacco is wanted and as the prices are favourable, but must

name of Princess Victoria, daughter of King Edward, is persistently linked with that of the Marquis de Soveral, Portugal's representative at the Court of St. James, as his future wife.

THE Klondike sawmill, owned by the North

CHINESE LABOUR.

PROSPECT OF SHIPPING 8,000 COOLIES PER MONTH.

The Pretoria Newr publishes the report of Mr. Perry, superintendent of Chinese labour, concerning the initial steps taken to secure emigrants. Many difficulties and obstacles were encountered at the beginning, it says, owing to the hands of the British Minister in Peking being tied by orders to do nothing without instructions from home, and to the

of the party were on the Hongkong Govern ment for having made such an excellent road. The party reached Kowloon in driblets close upon 18 p.m. Those taking part are inquiring when the next is to come off and it is hoped that the King's birthday will be taken advant age of.-Communicated."

SWATOW-CHOWCHOWFU RAILWAY.

Director Chang of the Swatow-Chowchowry Railway has selected birty Chinese youths to proceed to Japan to study railway engineering at the expense of the rallway administration, The engineer-in-chief has referred the matter to the Japanese Consal and it is decided that the students will remain in Japan one year and a half to finish their studies during that time- Eastern Times.

FLOUR AND WHEAT FOR JAPAN.

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COALING IN THE CHANNEL:

After the occurrence the Raltic. squadron steamed on, and is now coaling in the English Channel.

THE WAR.

Mr. M. Noma, Consul for Japan, has kind- ly forwarded to us, the following telegrams:-

RUSSIAN CASUALTIES.

Tokio, 22nd Oct., 4.15 pm. Marshal Oyama reports that nowhere was there any change in the situation at the front till Friday.

The Russian guns so far captured by our left army total forty-three, twenty-seven being taken by the left column, and sixteen by the right columa. Our scout found, on Thursday night, zoe dead Russians near Changlingpao.

Later

Marshal Oyama reports that the investi-- gation completed up to and instant regard ing the Russian losses at the battle of Shaho show about 500 prisoners and 10,550 Rus, sian corpses. The booty included 45 guns, 6,920 shells, 5,474 rifles, 78,000 ammunition, etc. The enemy's corpses were buried with military honour.

The Russian total casualties are estimated at sixty thousand, and further investigation is still proceeding.

THE WEATHER.

GOOD PROSPECTS, POR NEW SOUTH WALES.

Mr. Suttor, the Commercial Agent for New South Wales in the East, has forwarded a com

The following report is from Mr. J. 1. Plum munication to the Minister for Mipes and Agrimer, Chief Assistant of the Hongkong Obser culture on the subject of the importations into vatory Japan of flour and wheat.

FLOUR,

On the 24th at 11.35 a.m. The barometer has risce in China, particularly in the north, and and over the

In 1903 Japan imported 138,373 tons, value fallen slightly in the Philippines, 1,032,442.

In 1902 Japan imported 47,617 tons, value £327,832.85,

Increase for 1903, 99,756 tons, value £704,610

T2S.

WHEAT.

In 1903 Japan imported 90,756 tona, value £476,783 165.

In 1902 Japan imported 5,722 tons, value £14,00$.

Increase for 1903, 85,034 tons, value £452,778 16.

Mr. Suttor states that the Americans and Canadians are very much up-to-date in send ing samples of flour and grain in all directions

buy in reasonably large quantities for ship American Trading and Transportation Com. iocompleteness of his information, which done up in attractive litle sample bags.

HOUSEHOLD REQUISITES. PHOTOGRAPHIC ping. Also, there is absolutely no duty on

DEPARTMENT.

DEVELOPING and PRINTING

UNDERTAKEN for AMATEURS.

GOOD WORK.

PROMPT RETURN.

Hongkong, 8th January, 1904.

E. C. WILKS & Co.,

pay, was completely destroyed by fire last month. The loss is $75,000, with no insurance.

to $10,000,000 (gold). The Klondike's output this year will be close

cigars and cigarettes exported, so that the Hongkong product will have no advantage in that respect. Further, he said, | the tobacco users of Hongkong and the

adjoining colonies are mostly English, and THOMAS Lucas, a gunner in the R.G.A, was the Englishman almost invariably smokes a fined Sto this morning by Mr. Gompertz, for (45 pipe and not a cigar. This, of course, is a very being drunk and disorderly in Bonham Strand, doubtful question in Hongkong, where pipes last night. The man fought two lukonys and a premium. Stranger still Mr. a European constable, who had their task well Hord expressed the opinion that the fac- cut out to secure him. tory will gain little or nothing by cheap

MARINE SURVEYORS, CONSULTING ENGINEERS AND

NAVAL ARCHITECTS.

seem at

a

prevented him from formally approaching the

Chinese Government. The resentment of the ¿

Chinese provincial officials also caused dif- ficulty. They considered themselves slighted by the non-observance of the treaty of 1861, which requires emigration contract regulations authorities. to be settled in concert with the provincial

The Sydney Chamber of Commerce faq standard samples for the year should always

be submitted as soon as possible.

All wheat for the Japanese or Eastem market should be in the usual four-bushel bags, and great attention paid to the soundness of the bags. While a good strong wheat is the most in demand, nevertheless there are always chances of selling inferior grades, but such samples should be specially marked as steond or third grade wheat. Ad

Some very inferior wheat had been received from America, and in a few cases the inferior wheat mentioned turned the scales in favour of New South Wales wheat, which is very highly spoken of

China Sea.

Gradients are becoming steeper on the China Coast, and freshening NE. monsoon may be expected in the Formosa, Channel, and moder ate to fresh E. winds in the northern part of the China Sea.

Forecast-Moderate E. winds, increasing in force, fine.

A BOSTON cable of 12th ult reports that with unceasing labour, attended by scrupulous se crecy, the Japanese Government is having rushed the completion in America of a fleet of intended to excel any submarine torpedo-boats, war craft of their type in the world. Screened by two unfinished American battleships, and two steel barges of the Standard Oil Company, five cigar-shaped steel hulls are on the stocks.

is the Fore River Iron Works at Quincy Point, Mass., All day a force of man is working with might and main on the hulls. When night comes another force takes up the work.

SHIPPING AND MAILS.

MAILS: DUE.

Indian (Arraloon Apcar) 26th inst... Canadian (Empress of India) 26th inst. German (Prina Regent Lulipold) 26th just American (Garlic) 29th inst. American (Siberia) 4th prox." American (Mongolia) 10th prox.

The southern officials endeavoured to get the northers officials to co-operate with them to discourage emigration, and the opposition at one time threatened to prove fatal. The north ern officials, however, soon assumed a friendly Chinese labour and that, other things being THE Dock Co.'s establishments at Hunghom tone, ultimately facilitating with astonishing equal, it could make more money in and Cosmopolitan have, at the moment, quite celerity the execution of the labour scheme.

Viewing the whole situation, Mr. Suttor says Manila. As to the cigar factory, ever hav. farge amount of work in hand to cope with. The southern officials later suddenly changed he looks forward with feelings of confidence to There are no less than fifteen vessels in dock, their attitude, the Viceroy ostensibly desiring the prospects of New South Wales wheat for including the German battleship Hansa at to ameliorate the condition of the people from the coming harvest. It is very necessary; how

The C. P. R. Co.'s ss. Athenian Jest Yoko Kowloon and the British cruiser Gressy in Kwangsi; but, as this centre has been the ever, that the question of samples of four and

hama for Vancouver on sand instances Cosmopolitan dock.

scene of a troublesome rebellion, Mr. Perry

Aldo Baker Shanglial on Saturday, at 11 am, and may be There is another important matter, and that expected here on 24th insi,, at 4 p.m. is cf. quotations must be given when prices

The Bucknall Line a Barotse left Shang- are asked for. For four samples, Mr. Saltor hasta Foochow, for this port on and inst and is expected to arrive here on 26th inst. We

The C. P. R. Co's & Empress of China The Americans so arrange their business that arrived at Shanghalat 9am, on and inst, and

ing been in Manila he stated that be had investigated the matter and could find no trace of it. On this point, however, says the Manila paper, Mr. Hord seems to be wrong, as it is understood the factory was run here in Manila under a different name “La Anonima," and was under the Contract for New Touuage on reasonable terms joint management of Fred Nolte and Cari

with First-class Builders.

OLLISIONS and Damages Surveyed. 7 - Salvage Workfundertaken. Ship Designs and Specifications prepared. Agents for the Construction and Sala of Steam

and Motor Launches.

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IT would be of interest to know whether it is really a fact that our local Volunteers have mis- laid the flag that yesterday floated from the rear guard staff. Certain is it that on turning out this morning the men were confronted with

wheat

urges caution, as perhaps the changed attitude fake kept well in view, and timely action The Imperial German Mail sa Zielen left

is not unconnected with the question of finding an outlet for prisioners and undesimbles. --

Mr. Perry believes that he will be able to suggests that golh sacks be sent, and that the ship 8,000 coolies per month, according to pre-samples be accompanied with letters giving sent prospects. He urges expedition in prefer

price, elc 2,

A large stock of Canadian. Asbestos and Nolte transferred his business to Hongkong from the top of the pole. In place of the gra- | An engagement to ship 50,000 men by the end grade is so marked find private code arranged where she is due to arrive at 8 am, on 14th Hess, a broker of that city: Some time ago a fine strip of white calico waving in the breeze esce to a gradual development of arrangements, local merchants have no trouble whatever, each left again it & p.m. same day, Jor Nagasaki Asbestucel goods kept. Agents for Messrs. Allen & Sous Electrical Regarding the question of labour, Vice Gover-tifying molto stating the fact that the corps is of the year would, he says, involve an initial with a view to transactions, or Cuctuations, in inst

-Plant and Centrifugal Pumps.

nor Ide holds different views, as in the second to none in the Orient, were, the words outlay of some half a million sterling, or about

prices in other words, the American shippers The C. P. R. Co.'s no Empress of India Telegram Address:

course of a talk with a representative of our "Cafe Weisman," in black lettering, and ana per head. The report concludes by dwel-agents as little trouble as possible, and record and left again at & p.m., on and inst., for Hong- maké a special stady to give the local selling arrived et Shanghai at 10,30 p.m., on aznd inst, Telephone-No. 358. Manila contemporary he is reported to MARINEWORK":

announcement to the effect that tos, cakes, e c, | ling upon the necessity of procuring ships fir nise the fact that the present is an age of van kong where she is due to arrive at 8 am, on Hongkong, ged M17, 1964.

(58% have said that the Hongkong factory were on salg. Further comment is needless.

keen competition, and act accor

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